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Some minor changes to game threads

I wanted to let you all know that the way that game threads will appear on the site is going to change slightly.  We've been having a greater number of comments on games than we've had in past seasons, which is leading to more overflow threads for those games.  In order to remove some of the clutter from the front page and allow threads that typically have longer running conversations to stay on the front page, we'll be moving the overflow game threads off of the front page after the game is finished.  The game wrap will be available for on-going conversation about the game, and it will typically contain links to the other game threads in the "More from Red Reporter" section just before the comments.

There will be exceptions to when game threads are hidden.  If there is still an active conversation going on in the thread, the moderators will use their judgment to keep it on the front page.  However, threads will always be veiwable through the Game Threads link in the "Sections" area of the left sidebar. 

Hopefully this will limit the amount of scrolling you have to do on the front page just to see what threads are still active.  Also, this will keep some of the non-game thread stuff around longer, which is good because I think that is where we typically have our most interesting discussions.  Your feedback is appreciated though, so please let us know if there is anything you like or don't like about this move.  Thanks!

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Oh wait.. sorry.

I think this is a good, common sense solution. Which means…. we can’t make fun of it. Announce something else.

The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!

by TheC on Apr 24, 2009 9:25 AM EDT reply actions   1 recs

My feedback

There is a reason game threads have the most comments. They are the most fun part of the site. If you wanna take something off the main page, it should be the game recaps.

Made from 100% recycled awesome,

by chandrathan on Apr 24, 2009 10:21 AM EDT reply actions  

and game threads also go silent after the game is over

the reason they have the most comments is because most of the comments are from people responding to game events. There is no persistence to the majority of game thread comments. Why keep them on the front page after the game is over.

"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty

by Slyde on Apr 24, 2009 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions  

really?

hey, put up a Game Thread now. Watch how many comments accumulate without a single inning of baseball being played. i bet we can get 250+ before gametime.

i agree with moving game threads off the front page after the game is over. I certainly dont review 2-3-4 threads of comments that i missed or didnt participate in.

"I've actually never had a drink before, tonight I might try it out. We'll see."
—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, on turning 21

by obc2 on Apr 24, 2009 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions  

game threads and sis

those are what get the comments

Made from 100% recycled awesome,

by chandrathan on Apr 24, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions  

My father's daughter is a pure and beautiful woman, leave her out of this you cad.

I miss the old days of the internet when men were men, hot girls were middle aged men, and hot underage girls were FBI agents.....

by jch24 on Apr 24, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions  

pure?

ok…

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by chandrathan on Apr 24, 2009 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

I was adopted, remember? No relation. :)

I miss the old days of the internet when men were men, hot girls were middle aged men, and hot underage girls were FBI agents.....

by jch24 on Apr 24, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

you still shouldn't have impregnated her

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by chandrathan on Apr 24, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ew, sicko.

I miss the old days of the internet when men were men, hot girls were middle aged men, and hot underage girls were FBI agents.....

by jch24 on Apr 24, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

ah

i thought you were bragging about it

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by chandrathan on Apr 24, 2009 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

Me too...lets get together and compareour common lack of genetic/biological histories

I want to be there when a trailer full of coffins slams into a an ambulance full of terminally ill Bolivians. Or when the Reds win a WS..whichever comes first....

by Madville on Apr 24, 2009 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

Me three

i dont know if we should compareour, however.

"I've actually never had a drink before, tonight I might try it out. We'll see."
—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, on turning 21

by obc2 on Apr 24, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Honestly

I don’t know whether you all should do that or not. I just don’t know.

The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!

by TheC on Apr 24, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

You are correct C...i might end up being related to jch in some unsavory manner

I want to be there when a trailer full of coffins slams into a an ambulance full of terminally ill Bolivians. Or when the Reds win a WS..whichever comes first....

by Madville on Apr 24, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

brother and transgendered sister?

I’m from C-bus so I aint in yer brood.

"I've actually never had a drink before, tonight I might try it out. We'll see."
—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, on turning 21

by obc2 on Apr 24, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

I was born at UKMC in Lexington on a cold winter night in the year of our bicentennial

It all went downhill from there.

I miss the old days of the internet when men were men, hot girls were middle aged men, and hot underage girls were FBI agents.....

by jch24 on Apr 24, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

J and I are divorced adoptees

That leaves Mads as the “one of these things is not like the others” guy.

"I've actually never had a drink before, tonight I might try it out. We'll see."
—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, on turning 21

by obc2 on Apr 24, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

Lets thank God for small favors

I want to be there when a trailer full of coffins slams into a an ambulance full of terminally ill Bolivians. Or when the Reds win a WS..whichever comes first....

by Madville on Apr 24, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

that's fine.

I just think we have a lot of posts on the front page that don’t get much traction. Perhaps you are trying to take measures to make them more used, but I think some of the stuff that goes on the front page is overkill.

Often when one of those threads does get a lot of comments, it’s because someone has changed the topic and the comments have nothing to do with the purpose of the thread

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by chandrathan on Apr 24, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions  

I understand

by my point is that game threads go quiet after the game and there is nothing in the actual text of the post to make them worth keeping on the front page. However, if someone comes to the site and is just browsing around, they may be more likely to read the Reposter or the Farmer’s Only posts if they aren’t being buried. It’s not just about the comments. It’s about giving BK’s and Scrabbles’ work a chance to get some more eyeballs on it.

"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty

by Slyde on Apr 24, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions  

ok

However, the last thing I will say is that i don’t mind scrolling at at all. I have it set so that every link I click opens in a new tab. Also, i have a large number of front page articles set to view. When I log onto the site, i just scroll down and click on every thread that has a new comment, opening them all at once.

If we start moving old game threads to a different section, it’s going to be a lot harder to navigate.

Made from 100% recycled awesome,

by chandrathan on Apr 24, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions  

I agree with 'than in this respect

i don’t mind scrolling and am pretty anal (shocking) about reading new comments in old threads.

tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty

by Colin Auscapee on Apr 24, 2009 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

do people really read them after the game is done, though?

The fun part for me is being a part of it while the game is happening.

by thevole on Apr 24, 2009 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions  

Also

If you’d like to further enhance your online game experience, I’d recommend #reds hashtag on Twitter, as well as the hashtag of the opponent’s team (#cubs, #astros). to supplement Red Reporter game threads.

"Joe is baseball in Cincinnati...We can lose players, managers and coaches, but we can't afford to lose Joe Nuxhall." - Sparky Anderson

by boohiss on Apr 24, 2009 10:25 AM EDT reply actions  

do hashtags really matter?

Twitter search finds the word “Reds” whether you hashtag it or not.

"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty

by Slyde on Apr 24, 2009 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions  

anyone else clueless on hashtag and twittering?

"I've actually never had a drink before, tonight I might try it out. We'll see."
—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, on turning 21

by obc2 on Apr 24, 2009 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions  

Oprah is.

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Apr 24, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions  

@oprah ur caps r on, btw

I miss the old days of the internet when men were men, hot girls were middle aged men, and hot underage girls were FBI agents.....

by jch24 on Apr 24, 2009 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions  

Probably not a bad idea, but can I just say

I am LOVING the 1,000+ comment game threads! I know it’s early in the season and the Reds are doing well, but good job to everyone who’s been making the game threads as lively as they are. Let’s hope this continues in June.

by Brendanukkah on Apr 24, 2009 10:27 AM EDT reply actions  

absolutely

"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty

by Slyde on Apr 24, 2009 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions  

other teams

does anyone know what other teams have such active sbnation game threads? i’ve poked around on a few other ones, but haven’t seen anything that comes remotely close to ours.

by thevole on Apr 24, 2009 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions  

Bleed Cubbie Blue had 1200+ yesterday

"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty

by Slyde on Apr 24, 2009 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions  

BCB probably does

and id imagine the Cardinals one would also.

"I've actually never had a drink before, tonight I might try it out. We'll see."
—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, on turning 21

by obc2 on Apr 24, 2009 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions  

Viva El Birdos had 1400+ yesterday

in 2 threads??? How that doesn’t drive them bonkers is beyond me.

"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty

by Slyde on Apr 24, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions  

I do sometimes

not always, but there are times when the site becomes really choppy in a game thread with a lot of activity.

"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty

by Slyde on Apr 24, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions  

Athletics Nation and Lookout Landing get pretty active too

So does Let’s Go Tribe! (Couldn’t put them in the subject line)

by Brendanukkah on Apr 24, 2009 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah

You can change the settings to make a comment go green. It used to require 5 recs around here. But not every site really does the rec thing, and some sites get so little traffic that waiting around for more than 1 rec would be fruitless.

by Brendanukkah on Apr 24, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions  

But the weird thing is the sites that get tons of commenters...

yet turn them green after one rec.

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Apr 24, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions  

rec'd!

"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty

by Slyde on Apr 24, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

Uh, Slyde...
I wanted to let you all know that the game threads will appear on the site is going to change slightly.

Huh?

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Apr 24, 2009 10:46 AM EDT reply actions  

I actually don't mind this kind of correction

I mean, it was the first sentence and all, and it didn’t make sense. It’s the nitpicky stuff that’s annoying to me.

"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty

by Slyde on Apr 24, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions  

Just trying to get back to basics.

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Apr 24, 2009 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions  

Picky Picky

If RR always made sense…

I want to be there when a trailer full of coffins slams into a an ambulance full of terminally ill Bolivians. Or when the Reds win a WS..whichever comes first....

by Madville on Apr 24, 2009 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think it's a good idea

More blogs should do this – move the old open threads off the front page once there’s a new one. There’s usually not much activity in the old ones, and they’re of limited interest to newcomers or casual visitors. The “regulars” will know where to find them if they want them.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Apr 24, 2009 12:22 PM EDT reply actions  

Agreed.

I do not at all like to have to scroll down to find anything. On any site. It starts to remind me of newspapers. Paper newspapers.

"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."

by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 24, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

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